Darius
דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁStrong’s H1867daryavesh (dar-ya-vesh)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Daryavesh is the Hebrew word usually translated “darius”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;”
Meaning
- Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC)
- Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC)
- Darius II or Darius IIIDarius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah
- Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC)
- Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC)
- Darius II or Darius III
- Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC)
- Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC)
- Darius II or Darius III
How it's translated
- of darius 8
- darius 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Haggai 3
- Zechariah 3
- Daniel 2
- Ezra 1
- Nehemiah 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 11:1In contextAlso I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
- Zechariah 1:1In contextIn the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
- Zechariah 1:7In contextUpon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
- Zechariah 7:1In contextAnd it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
- Ezra 4:5And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- Nehemiah 12:22The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
Hebrew dictionary
דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ daryavesh · Darius
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.22 § Darius = "lord" 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) 3) Darius II or Darius III 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah …
דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ daryavesh · Darius
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.5 Also named: dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1868) § Darius = "lord" 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) 3) Darius II or Darius III …
דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ daryavesh · Darius
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.5.31; son of: Ahasuerus (H0325) Also named: dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1868H) § Darius = "lord" 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) 3) Darius II or Darius III …
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.